The largest 100 companies in the ocean economy can play a major role in climate and ocean action.
![Oil leaks from the Japanese-owned MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius on August 10, 2020 [File: Nik Cole/Mauritian Wildlife Foundation via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_20223581176854.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Peter Thomson is the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean and Co-chair of Friends of Ocean Action. In 2016-17, he was President of the U...N General Assembly.
The largest 100 companies in the ocean economy can play a major role in climate and ocean action.
![Oil leaks from the Japanese-owned MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius on August 10, 2020 [File: Nik Cole/Mauritian Wildlife Foundation via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_20223581176854.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
When the coronavirus pandemic retreats, we can and should rebuild in a way that ensures the health of our oceans.
